Marriah Roberts feels like she's living someone else's life and fulfilling someone else's dreams. Her life has always been pre-planned and predictable. But then unfortunate circumstances end with her and a wealthy stranger named Will Grayson being captured and held hostage by the country's most notorious criminal- Dominic Black. Will isn't the perfect man everyone thinks he is. He's done things he's not proud of. Things that make him dangerous. But when he and Marriah are thrown together into a dangerous new world he's forced to look at life with a new perspective. Spending time with the fiery but naïve Marriah Roberts awakens his long-lost conscience. He can't help but feel an overwhelming urge to protect her but what if the person she needs protection from is him? Trying to escape the evil clutches of the dangerous criminal Dominic Black, the two make an unusual team and develop an unbreakable bond. Marriah soon finds out the true meaning of friendship and trust. She discovers that someone in her life has been harboring a dark secret. Someone she cares for deeply. Can she save herself without losing everything? Cover designed by Anastasia Wright

[completed] Morgan Rivero is the leader of the most powerful mafia in the country. Romeo Mazzaro, also known as Lucifer, is the leader of the second most powerful mafia, and is rapidly catching up. Morgan is set to make Romeo, the heartless gang leader, fall in love with her. For that would make her final task much easier... To kill him. But what happens if Morgan's fake love for him starts to become real? Will she still follow through with the plan? **** "I'm no good for you, why can't you see that?" "Morgan", he whispers, almost inaudibly. "You're the best thing that ever happened to me", he holds my face in his hands. "I love you", I cry even more. He wraps his arms around my waist, holding me tight as he lets me cry into his shirt. **** ⚠️TW⚠️ mentions of: -suicide -self harm -mental health -mature scenes (that are absolutely horrible, btw) Started: May 7th 2020 Finished: December 2nd 2020 Fully published: January 6th 2021